A dedicated blog is a blog under your brand. We set it up, host it, secure it and back it up for its first year, and launch it with three articles so it does not open empty. Every article you order after that can be published there.
What the $94 covers
The dedicated blog costs $94 for its first year. That covers twelve months from setup, including:
- setting up the blog under your brand
- hosting
- security, including the HTTPS certificate
- backups
- monitoring
- three launch articles, written and published so the blog does not open empty
Later articles are ordered separately. Order them one at a time or in packs, and choose your dedicated blog as the destination. See Prices, packs and service levels.
What to tell us
- The topic. What the blog is about. It shapes the three launch articles and the articles you order later.
- The name. What the blog should be called.
- The address. A subdomain we provide, or your own subdomain.
Two kinds of address
| Option | What you do |
|---|---|
| A subdomain we provide | Nothing. The blog goes live on an address we provide |
| Your own subdomain, such as blog.yourbrand.com | Add one CNAME record to your domain's settings |
Connecting your own subdomain
What you need: a domain you own, and access to its DNS settings. These are usually in the control panel of the company where the domain is registered or hosted. If someone else manages your domain, such as a web designer or an IT supplier, they can add the record for you.
The steps:
- Choose the subdomain. For example blog.yourbrand.com. Put it in your brief.
- Add the record we send you. It is one CNAME record that points your subdomain to an address we give you. Copy it into your DNS settings and save.
- We take it from there. Once the record is in place, we handle hosting, the security certificate and updates.
The whole change is a single record:
| Type | Name | Points to |
|---|---|---|
| CNAME | blog | the address we send you |
Adding a record for a new subdomain does not change your existing website.
If you get stuck, email mail@seovider.com with the subdomain you chose and a screenshot of the record you added. A typing error in the value is worth checking first.
Renewal after the first year
Nothing is charged automatically.
- To keep the blog running past its twelve months, a renewal is needed, at the price current at that time.
- We contact you before the renewal date, and you decide.
- If you do not renew, we contact you before anything changes. Nothing is removed on the date without notice.
- On request, we provide an export of your published content so that you can take it elsewhere.
Who owns what is on it
Once an order is paid for, the copy, designs and images we produce for you are yours to use, edit, move or republish without limit. See Who owns the content.
Is a dedicated blog right for you?
A blog in our network needs no setup and costs nothing extra. A dedicated blog puts your articles together, under your own name. See Single articles, a pack or a dedicated blog: which to choose.